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Arsenal open to listening to offers for three defenders including Rob Holding – David Ornstein
Arsenal could be open to listening to offers for three central defenders this summer, The Athletic’s David Ornstein has claimed. The north London side have been hampered financially by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and it has been suggested that they may focus on free transfers and swap deals. Still, manager Mikel Arteta will want to have some transfer funds to spend on potential new signings a...
Report: Everton make enquiry for 12-goal target, star set to cost around €15m
Everton are keen on signing the Saint-Etienne attacker Denis Bouanga this summer. As per Le 10 Sport, the player is valued at around €15m and it will be interesting to see if the Toffees make their move for him. The Premier League outfit have made an enquiry for Bouanga already. Everton can certainly afford the asking price and Carlo Ancelotti could use more attacking depth. Bouanga has done well ...
Manchester City will target signing of £40m Bundesliga star if Leroy Sane leaves: report
Manchester City will target the signing of Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen, suppose Leroy Sane heads through the exit door this summer, The Mail reports. Sane was fancied to leave the club for Bayern Munich last summer but a serious knee injury suffered during the Community Shield game meant that a deal failed to materialise. The German champions are still said to be keen on signing the attacker...
Polo G’s The Goat Laments Chicago’s Violence with Poetic Precision: Review
The Lowdown: In this winner-take-all economy, the owner class is shrinking faster than you can read a foreclosure notice. Yet, Polo G’s talent for quivery, upwardly inflected sing-rapping made him a homeowner. He has a backyard. He can come and go as he pleases. No more agonizing wait times at apartment security checkpoints; no more having to dodge the prying eyes of too-inquisitive neighbors. On ...
Primavera Sound Reveals 2021 Lineup: Gorillaz, Tame Impala, The Strokes, Pavement & More
Gorillaz (David Brendan Hall), Tame Impala, and The Strokes (Carlo Cavaluzzi) to play Primavera Sound 2021 Good things come to those who wait: Primavera Sound has unveiled the lineup for its rescheduled 20th anniversary festival, and it’s even more stacked than before. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barcelona, Spain music festival was forced to push back its celebratory 20th edition to 2021...
Rose McGowan on Planet 9 and Building a Better World
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Radio Public | Stitcher This week, This Must Be the Gig is joined by actor, filmmaker, musician, and fearless activist Rose McGowan. Known for her roles in films like Scream and Jawbreaker and TV shows like Charmed, Rose’s recent life has been dedicated to bringing the horrors of abusers such as Harvey...
The Lemon Twigs Share the Origins of New Song “Moon”: Stream
In our new music feature Origins, artists are given the chance to offer listeners insight into what brought about their latest track. Today, The Lemon Twigs map out how they got to the “Moon”. Despite being on lockdown like the rest of us, The Lemon Twigs are making 2020 a busy year. Last month, they released their surprise benefit album LIVE, and after a slight delay, they’ll drop their...
Tesla cuts car prices by up to $5,000
Tesla has reduced the price of the Model 3, Model S, and Model X in North America, Electrek reports. The Model S and X both saw $5,000 price cuts to $74,990 and $79,990 respectively for their entry-level Long Range Plus versions, while their more expensive Performance versions have also been cut by $5k. The Model 3 has received a smaller $2,000 price cut across all versions, with the online entry-...
YouTube fixes error that deleted comments critical of the Chinese Communist Party
YouTube says it’s begun fixing an error in its moderation system that caused comments containing certain Chinese-language phrases critical of China’s Communist Party (CCP) to be automatically deleted. The issue meant that comments containing the phrases “共匪” (“communist bandit”) and “五毛” (“50-cent party”) were removed from the site in a matter of seconds. The former phrase is an insult dating back...
Is Google finally managing its messaging mess?
Sadly, the time has come for me to write about Rich Communication Services again. There have been a few pieces of news about it in the past week or so and I find myself vaguely optimistic that by this time next year Google will be offering properly encrypted messaging to Android users with a relatively simple, seamless experience that’s well on its way to being universally available. Plus, Google ...
Texas Instruments angers hobbyists with limits to calculator programming support
Texas Instruments has removed the ability for some of its most popular calculators to run programs written in assembly or C, Cemetech reports. Hobbyists are not happy with the changes. In addition to being used as educational tools, TI calculators are also relatively simple and cheap programming devices. According to a customer support email posted on TI-Planet (via Linus Tech Tips), affected calc...
No masking it: Joe Biden eyes stark contrast with Donald Trump over virus
Joe Biden squared off with Donald Trump on Tuesday over the wearing of masks one day after the White House challenger emerged from coronavirus-imposed lockdown donning one while the president attended two events bare-faced. By wearing a mask at a Memorial Day ceremony in Delaware — and by changing his Twitter profile to a photograph of him donning the black covering — Biden signalled he is putting...